Daily Archives: October 19, 2012

“Microsoft’s early marketing materials aren’t exactly highlighting that differences between Windows RT and Windows 8 â€” and as a result, there’s a high potential for unsuspecting consumers to end up burned when they buy a Windows RT tablet expecting the … Continue reading →

BYOD, (Bring Your Own Device) means an end to M$’s bulk licences to businesses and the small cheap computers run */Linux or iOS so there’s just no need for M$. Benioff reported that in a conversation with a global CIO, … Continue reading →

This could be the best PC on the planet for some people: It’s highly mobile and, folded, protects its screen, It will last 6h on a small battery, 2 cells, keyboard, 2gB RAM, 16gB SSD, Wifi, and HDMI out It … Continue reading →

Well, oldman, one of our resident trolls, provoked me into finding some data on unit shipments of GNU/Linux servers. I cannot afford to buy one of IDC’s reports but I found these details from it on the web: IDC â€“ … Continue reading →

“Canonical has finally (publicly) positioned Ubuntu as the direct competitor to Microsoft Windows. The Ubuntu home page flashes flashed this message â€œAvoid the pain of Windows 8â€. Canonical removed the message as people discussed it on a Canonical engineer Alan … Continue reading →

People are beginning to notice that people are loving small cheap computers. People may be loving tablets but they won’t love the high price of Wintel: “Intel’s financial performance for the third quarter of 2012 reflects a stagnant global notebook … Continue reading →

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. Now that I'm retired I still use GNU/Linux on every computer in my home except the smartphones which run Android/Linux.

Lately, I've been giving lots of thought to the world I inherited and which I will leave to my descendants. I'm planting grass, trees, flowers and vegetables in my large lot and I've ordered a Solo EV. I plan to charge my Solo by means of a tracking solar array. Life is good if you have a purpose. I do.